Would you rather your boyfriend/girlfriend want you or need you?

Some definitions might help guide you.

want: feel or have a desire for

need: a condition requiring relief

Is it a difference between desire and dependence? Does desire grow into dependence into desperation? Can you begin desperate, move through dependence, and achieve pure desire.

“Want” sounds really sexy. If someone says, “I want you”…can you resist the temptation?

“Need” might be sexy in certain situations, but a turn off in others. Relief? Relief? Relief?

Well, he might not be a philosopher, but who can argue with the lyrics of the late, great Elvis Presley (verse three is for you tough guys)?

Hold me close, hold me tight
Make me thrill with delight
Let me know where I stand from the start
I want you, I need you, I love you
With all my heart

Ev’ry time that you’re near
All my cares disappear
Darling, you’re all that I’m living for
I want you, I need you, I love you
More and more

I thought I could live without romance
Before you came to me
But now I know that
I will go on loving you eternally

Won’t you please be my own?
Never leave me alone
‘Cause I die ev’ry time we’re apart
I want you, I need you, I love you
With all my heart